NOCTULE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. NOCTULE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOCTULE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOCTULE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOCTULE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
noctulesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOCTULE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NOCTULE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 144,744.
What does NOCTULE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large insect-eating bat of the Old World with golden-brown fur and long narrow wings.
Naturalists notice a noctule because it flies high and early in the evening, well before smaller bats appear. It is one of the bigger bats found in Europe.
How NOCTULE is used
Noctule is used in wildlife guides and nature notes about bats.
- A noctule swooped over the lake at dusk.
- The survey recorded one noctule near the old oak.
- You can tell a noctule from a pipistrelle by its size.
- The noctule hunts insects high above the treetops.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOCTULE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NOCTULE
1 longer words begin with NOCTULE.
Shorter words from the letters in NOCTULE
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Common questions about NOCTULE
- Is NOCTULE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOCTULE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOCTULE worth?
- NOCTULE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOCTULE mean?
- A large insect-eating bat of the Old World with golden-brown fur and long narrow wings.
- What letters can be added to NOCTULE?
- NOCTULE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NOCTULE:
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